RoadieJr78
Member
Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums...
Well, let me start off by saying that my hands and feet are sweating profusely as I type. I have suffered from severe palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis for basically my whole life (I'm 16). It pains me that many of us have never experienced a day in this world without soaked extremities/and or bodies. The only way my sweating is dormant, is if I'm in an extremely cold environment (which is seldom). I've tried everything that doctors recommend: Drysol, Formadon, Iontophoresis, it all fails. I was eating a burger for dinner today and noticed sweat pouring from my hands onto my arm. Its really just ridiculous, I hate it so much and I'm sure you all understand. I'm strongly considering the ETS surgery to permanently solve the problem.
This is the surgeon I've contacted and talked to: http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=458&action=detail&ref=24766
I just had a consultation with him, and he expressed that it was very important that I think very hard about my decision on this. The potential side effects, in my case, are a wonderful trade off for this horrible plague that continues to be a daily nuisance (except for the drooping eyelids, but that is an error on the physician's part).
I've grown weary of not being able to hold hands or shake peoples hands without questions to why my hands are wet. I'm tired of soaking my school papers, or anything else that is soluble to liquids for that manner. I'm tired of having the parts of my body that are so important to my interaction with the world be so....flawed. You guys know what I'm talking about...
I'll inform you all on my final decision shortly.
Well, let me start off by saying that my hands and feet are sweating profusely as I type. I have suffered from severe palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis for basically my whole life (I'm 16). It pains me that many of us have never experienced a day in this world without soaked extremities/and or bodies. The only way my sweating is dormant, is if I'm in an extremely cold environment (which is seldom). I've tried everything that doctors recommend: Drysol, Formadon, Iontophoresis, it all fails. I was eating a burger for dinner today and noticed sweat pouring from my hands onto my arm. Its really just ridiculous, I hate it so much and I'm sure you all understand. I'm strongly considering the ETS surgery to permanently solve the problem.
This is the surgeon I've contacted and talked to: http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=458&action=detail&ref=24766
I just had a consultation with him, and he expressed that it was very important that I think very hard about my decision on this. The potential side effects, in my case, are a wonderful trade off for this horrible plague that continues to be a daily nuisance (except for the drooping eyelids, but that is an error on the physician's part).
I've grown weary of not being able to hold hands or shake peoples hands without questions to why my hands are wet. I'm tired of soaking my school papers, or anything else that is soluble to liquids for that manner. I'm tired of having the parts of my body that are so important to my interaction with the world be so....flawed. You guys know what I'm talking about...
I'll inform you all on my final decision shortly.